I was always in search of a perfect game and I never got it.

Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful.

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

I was just a small boy from Mississippi, and now little kids are going to identify with me through this game.

I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to get me to say that.

I used to help out my father, a bricklayer, in the summer. I'd catch the bricks (that were dropped). And it made me strong, catching those bricks. I wouldn't change anything about it. That's why I'm where I am today. Really.

After I got disciplined I got introduced to football and then after that everything just took off for me. I had a lot of role models: the teachers, the coaches. Watching them give so much to so many students so they can be successful in life basically just ingrained in me that I think it's more gratifying for me to give back and than just to receive.